Strange things you're not used to

[TBoneTX 45,291]

I have found that Hershey (*GASP*) do a semi-ok chocolate called "Symphony". It is not as waxy as the other stuff and if it is at room temperature, it melts in your mouth like cadburys It's in a cream wrapper and costs about $1.49 for a large bar (like 150g or something)

Aly is correct (and, of course, lovely). "Symphony" is available at just about any supermarket or drugstore.

This conversation about chocolate is interesting. I've noticed that chocolate in Ecuador & Mexico -- even the bargain-priced stuff -- is largely superior in taste to that in the U.S., for some reason. The foreign chocolate melts FAR more quickly, though.

Gee, 57 words without a punchline... I must be sick.

Recovery: If we smear the above-mentioned melted confection on a large, antlered Canadian animal, do we then have chocolate mousse?

Edited August 26, 2008 by TBoneTX

[Laura+Tom 2]

see what you guys call bacon is taken from the back of the pig and the strips of bacon you find here are taken from the pigs belly... I like the fatty strips it has a different flavour then the back bacon...

We have streaky bacon too in the UK and it doesn't seem as fatty as US bacon. I prefer back bacon as I can't stand eating fat unless it's really, really crispy.

[Big Papa Zone 93]

see what you guys call bacon is taken from the back of the pig and the strips of bacon you find here are taken from the pigs belly... I like the fatty strips it has a different flavour then the back bacon...

We have streaky bacon too in the UK and it doesn't seem as fatty as US bacon. I prefer back bacon as I can't stand eating fat unless it's really, really crispy.

Spot on, Laura. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a bit of streaky bacon - provided it's more meat than fat. Our streaky bacon looks like prime rib compared to the stateside stuff!!

[Gemmie 142]

When I move to MA, I'll be a happy bunny as there's a British store right by that sells LOADS of favourites... chocolates (all kinds!), Bisto, Marmite, just everything..

And I would be happy to send British goods to people in the US once there.

[Reba 2]

Its less fatty in Canada too. I still prefer back bacon though.

[Laura+Tom 2]

When I move to MA, I'll be a happy bunny as there's a British store right by that sells LOADS of favourites... chocolates (all kinds!), Bisto, Marmite, just everything..

And I would be happy to send British goods to people in the US once there.

I may have to take you up on that offer lol

[English Muffin 59]

When I move to MA, I'll be a happy bunny as there's a British store right by that sells LOADS of favourites... chocolates (all kinds!), Bisto, Marmite, just everything..

And I would be happy to send British goods to people in the US once there.

Oooooh, which store is that Gemmie? I've never found anywhere around here that sells much British stuff - apart from a very 'touristy' shop in Plymouth.

[Jeraly 4]

I have found that Hershey (*GASP*) do a semi-ok chocolate called "Symphony". It is not as waxy as the other stuff and if it is at room temperature, it melts in your mouth like cadburys It's in a cream wrapper and costs about $1.49 for a large bar (like 150g or something)

Aly is correct (and, of course, lovely). "Symphony" is available at just about any supermarket or drugstore.

This conversation about chocolate is interesting. I've noticed that chocolate in Ecuador & Mexico -- even the bargain-priced stuff -- is largely superior in taste to that in the U.S., for some reason. The foreign chocolate melts FAR more quickly, though.

Gee, 57 words without a punchline... I must be sick.

Recovery: If we smear the above-mentioned melted confection on a large, antlered Canadian animal, do we then have chocolate mousse?

More like chocolate moose...

I think the waxiness of American choc is so it doesn't melt so fast... but if you keep it in the fridge it is fine

[pandora 0]

I thought Jumbo turkey legs were weird when i went to the state fair on sunday - they were huge - am only used to nice little chicken legs, and wouldnt know where to start on one of those monsters. and hmmm chocolate my local giant store sells mint aeros and some other chocolates so those are keeping me happy atm.

Ohh and me and my daughter moved last wednesday and have been rolling around on the floor in pain ever since due to severe ear infection so miss not being able to just ring up my doctor and saying arghhhh i need an appointment give me meds

[Gemmie 142]

When I move to MA, I'll be a happy bunny as there's a British store right by that sells LOADS of favourites... chocolates (all kinds!), Bisto, Marmite, just everything..

And I would be happy to send British goods to people in the US once there.

Oooooh, which store is that Gemmie? I've never found anywhere around here that sells much British stuff - apart from a very 'touristy' shop in Plymouth.

That would be the store!

I was amazed at how much stuff they sold (the food, ignore all the touristy T-shirts and stuff) And I think the woman who owns it is English as well.

Edited August 26, 2008 by Gemmie

[weedebz 0]

ok so if we have chocolate mousse why don't we have caramel elk?

[Jeraly 4]

Mmmm... caramel elk....

[TBoneTX 45,291]

ok so if we have chocolate mousse why don't we have caramel elk?

No, no, no, Dear -- elk are indigenous to the ocean (the Pond and the Specific Ocean), which means that when we go fishing successfully for deep-sea elk, we should bring tartar sauce, and of course an adequately sized spatula, si man. (Oh, deer...)

[TBoneTX 45,291]

Ohh and me and my daughter moved last wednesday and have been rolling around on the floor in pain ever since due to severe ear infection so miss not being able to just ring up my doctor and saying arghhhh i need an appointment give me meds

Being serious for a fleeting moment (gag, aaack): Depending on where you live (larger city?), you may find a nearby drugstore (or superstore, such as Wal-Mart) where Nurse Practitioners are on duty. This would be a good option if you don't have a regular doc yet. Also, walk-in emergency clinics exist, but you may have to wait behind a bunch of illegals. The fees for either place should be (cough, hack) "reasonable."

[StillThePrettiest 3]

late to the discussion as ever, but I hate the bacon here too... I cook it up and half of it dissolves into a huge puddle of fat in the bottom of the frypan

and I don't buy American chocolate; I go without for weeks on end and then when I just NEED some I splurge on some Swiss or German chocolate

though what I'm going to do when Christmas comes and I can't get Niederegger marzipan or Dominosteine I don't know what I'll do...

I don't, of course, need to point out that there are WORSE things to be turned off eating than bacon and chocolate